diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ea519dbfb..d02997b01 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
    logs to send to the Healthchecks server.
  * #402: Remove the error when "archive_name_format" is specified but a retention prefix isn't. 
  * #420: Warn when an unsupported variable is used in a hook command.
+ * #525: Add Healthchecks monitoring hook "skip_states" option to disable pinging for particular
+   monitoring states.
  * #528: Improve the error message when a configuration override contains an invalid value.
  * #531: BREAKING: When deep merging common configuration, merge colliding list values by appending
    them. Previously, one list replaced the other.
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@
  * Add a randomized delay to the sample systemd timer to spread out the load on a server.
  * Change the configuration format for borgmatic monitoring hooks (Healthchecks, Cronitor,
    PagerDuty, and Cronhub) to specify the ping URL / integration key as a named option. The intent
-   is to support additional options in the future. This change is backwards-compatible.
+   is to support additional options (some in this release). This change is backwards-compatible.
  * Add emojis to documentation table of contents to make it easier to find particular how-to and
    reference guides at a glance.
 
diff --git a/borgmatic/config/schema.yaml b/borgmatic/config/schema.yaml
index 079b789fd..35cb38e14 100644
--- a/borgmatic/config/schema.yaml
+++ b/borgmatic/config/schema.yaml
@@ -901,6 +901,19 @@ properties:
                             send all logs and disable this truncation. Defaults
                             to 100000.
                         example: 200000
+                    skip_states:
+                        type: array
+                        items:
+                            type: string
+                            enum:
+                                - start
+                                - finish
+                                - fail
+                            uniqueItems: true
+                        description: |
+                            List of one or more monitoring states to skip
+                            pinging for: "start", "finish", and/or "fail".
+                            Defaults to pinging for all states.
                 description: |
                     Configuration for a monitoring integration with
                     Healthchecks. Create an account at https://healthchecks.io
diff --git a/borgmatic/hooks/healthchecks.py b/borgmatic/hooks/healthchecks.py
index 538965589..7b562615e 100644
--- a/borgmatic/hooks/healthchecks.py
+++ b/borgmatic/hooks/healthchecks.py
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@ def ping_monitor(hook_config, config_filename, state, monitoring_log_level, dry_
     )
     dry_run_label = ' (dry run; not actually pinging)' if dry_run else ''
 
+    if state.name.lower() in hook_config.get('skip_states', []):
+        logger.info(
+            f'{config_filename}: Skipping Healthchecks {state.name.lower()} ping due to configured skip states'
+        )
+        return
+
     healthchecks_state = MONITOR_STATE_TO_HEALTHCHECKS.get(state)
     if healthchecks_state:
         ping_url = '{}/{}'.format(ping_url, healthchecks_state)
diff --git a/tests/unit/hooks/test_healthchecks.py b/tests/unit/hooks/test_healthchecks.py
index d07b71ae7..3a626cc55 100644
--- a/tests/unit/hooks/test_healthchecks.py
+++ b/tests/unit/hooks/test_healthchecks.py
@@ -185,3 +185,33 @@ def test_ping_monitor_dry_run_does_not_hit_ping_url():
         monitoring_log_level=1,
         dry_run=True,
     )
+
+
+def test_ping_monitor_with_skip_states_does_not_hit_ping_url():
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('Forgetful_buffering_handler')
+    hook_config = {'ping_url': 'https://example.com', 'skip_states': ['start']}
+    flexmock(module.requests).should_receive('post').never()
+
+    module.ping_monitor(
+        hook_config,
+        'config.yaml',
+        state=module.monitor.State.START,
+        monitoring_log_level=1,
+        dry_run=True,
+    )
+
+
+def test_ping_monitor_hits_ping_url_with_non_matching_skip_states():
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('Forgetful_buffering_handler')
+    hook_config = {'ping_url': 'https://example.com', 'skip_states': ['finish']}
+    flexmock(module.requests).should_receive('post').with_args(
+        'https://example.com/start', data=''.encode('utf-8')
+    )
+
+    module.ping_monitor(
+        hook_config,
+        'config.yaml',
+        state=module.monitor.State.START,
+        monitoring_log_level=1,
+        dry_run=False,
+    )